Dongshi

It is known as one of the eight scenic spots of Jiaozhou in Ming and Qing Dynasties

Dongshi

Dongshi town is located in the middle of Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is 115054 'e and 24025' n, adjacent to Sishui Town, Jiaoling County and Pingyuan County in Guangdong Province in the East, Hetou town in the west, Rezhe town in the south, renju town and Shangju town in the North, and 14 km away from the county. In September 2003, Pingyuan County adjusted the township administrative division, and the original Maoping town was merged into Dongshi town. The town covers an area of 159.7 square kilometers, with 18 villagers' committees, 1 neighborhood committee and 223 villagers' groups. According to the statistics at the end of 2003, the total population of the town is 8138 households, 33396 people, including 7862 households and 30966 people of agricultural population.

Dongshi Town, Pingyuan County

Dongshi town is rich in iron ore, porcelain clay, refractory, limestone and other mineral resources. Jianshan Iron Mine has large reserves, high grade and low content of harmful elements. The climate is mild, the four seasons are distinct, the heat is rich, and the light is sufficient, which is conducive to the development of planting and breeding industry. Agricultural resources are rich, mainly producing Meizhou pomelo, Sanhua Plum, high-quality knife, peanuts, tangerine, tea, freshwater fish and so on. Dongshi peanut, Guohe tea and tangerine are famous far and near. The annual output is 1400 tons of peanuts, 46 tons of Guodu tea and 30 tons of Ponkan.

The infrastructure is improving day by day. Provincial Highway s332 and county highway x036 run through the whole town, with cement pavement. The town has ring East Highway and Ring North Highway. Every village has been connected to the highway and part of it has been hard bottomed. The program-controlled telephone has been opened, which can directly dial domestic and international long distance. China Mobile and China Unicom have built 4 and 3 base stations respectively in the town, which makes mobile communication unimpeded. In Dongshi Town, there is a 110000V substation and a 10000 V switching station with sufficient power. A water diversion project with a daily water supply of 1500 cubic meters has been built to ensure the production and domestic water consumption of Weizhen and nearby enterprises, institutions and residents. Weizhen, with a planning area of 4 square kilometers, is an important agricultural product distribution center adjacent to five towns.

At the end of 2003, the town's cable TV network was connected with the city, and the cable and wireless broadcasting were realized at the same time. Speed up the adjustment of school layout and improve the quality of education and teaching. In July 2004, Tiemin middle school was merged into Dongshi middle school. There are two middle schools, Dongshi middle school and Maoping middle school, and 20 primary schools, of which 13 are primary schools. There are 146 teaching staff and 1978 students in the middle school. There are 183 teachers and 3724 students in the primary school. Nine year compulsory education will be fully realized. There is a health center, a first-class hospital, with 61 medical staff. All villages have health stations.

There are many state-owned, collective and private enterprises in Dongshi Town, mainly including iron ore, limestone, refractory, casting, cement, furniture and other industries. In 2003, the total industrial output value of the town reached 157.61 million yuan. In 2003, the total tax revenue of the town's non-public economy reached 7.508 million yuan, accounting for 72.7% of the total tax revenue of the town.

The adjustment of agricultural structure was steadily promoted, and the proportion of grain to economy in the whole town reached 6:4. The economy of the whole town developed rapidly and healthily. By the end of 2003, the town's GDP was 149.89 million yuan, and the rural per capita net income was 3486 yuan.

cultural education

Dongshi town has two junior middle schools, 37 classes, 1978 students and 146 teaching staff; 21 primary schools, including 13 primary schools, 3724 students and 183 teaching staff.

The town Party committee and government adhere to the strategic policy of invigorating the country through science and education and taking education as the foundation, vigorously develop the cause of education, actively do practical and good things for education, and have achieved gratifying results. In 2004, they were rated as the advanced unit of respecting teachers and valuing education by the county Party committee and the county government.

Dongshi middle school in Pingyuan County of Meizhou city was founded in 1908 and named Tiemin middle school. The original school was located under Jianshan mountain. In the autumn of 1994, it was moved to Shuangshi village, Dongshi town (the original Xindong middle school). The campus covers an area of 238 thousand square meters. There is one Tianhe teaching building in Guangzhou, with 35 classrooms, one office building, two teachers' dormitories, one student's dormitory, and one standard 200 meter ring track course. There are 30 teaching classes in the school, with a total of more than 1700 teachers and students, including 120 teachers, including 1 senior middle school teacher; 37 first-class teachers; 98% of them have college degree or above, 32 of them have bachelor degree or above, and 20 of them have in-service undergraduate education.

Dongshi middle school has a beautiful environment and excellent conditions. Over the years, it has made outstanding achievements in education, ranking second in 2000, third in 2003 and fourth in 2004. He has made great contributions to the education of his hometown and cultivated a large number of useful talents for the society. He is a good place to study and educate people.

Maoping middle school in Pingyuan County of Meizhou city was founded in 1979. Its predecessor was the junior high school class attached to Maoping primary school (1976-1979). The campus covers an area of more than 15000 square meters and a building area of 3500 square meters. The school has 7 classes, more than 300 students and 25 teaching staff, including 1 senior middle school teacher, 2 first-class teachers and 12 second-class teachers.

The teachers and students of Maoping middle school abide by the school motto of "unity, diligence, realism and enterprising". The teachers are dedicated to their work and work hard. The students abide by the teacher's discipline, study and serve the country. The teachers and students of Maoping middle school actively participate in all kinds of evaluation and competitions at all levels, and have won many good results. Several teachers have published papers in provincial and municipal journals. In the 2003 Meizhou mathematics teaching paper evaluation, many teachers won two or three prizes In the national junior high school mathematics, physics, chemistry, English and other competitions, many students also won the national second and third prizes, the winning prize and the provincial first, second and third prizes.

scenic spot

Yuxiu Academy

Yuxiu academy is located in Lingshui village, Dongshi Town, formerly known as Lingshui primary school. It covers an area of 720 square meters and a building area of 490 square meters. During the second revolutionary war, Yuxiu Academy was the cradle and command post of the revolution in Pingyuan county. In 1928, the CPC Pingyuan County Committee was established, and its meeting address was located in Yuxiu Academy. In 1929, the first Soviet government in Pingyuan County, Shibei Township, was established in Yuxiu Academy. After liberation, Yuxiu academy, as an important birthplace of the revolutionary war in Pingyuan County, was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit by the county, and was an important place for patriotism education in Pingyuan county.

Fengtai Hall

Built in 1803, it is located in Liangting village, Dongshi Town, Pingyuan county. It is a typical Hakka dragon house. After 200 years of ups and downs, it still stands intact in the vast fields. Fengtai hall, with three floors inside and outside, has become one of the most distinctive Hakka dragon buildings.

Fengtai hall is the ancestral house of Lin. According to Lin's genealogy of Dongshi, more than 3000 years ago, King Zhou of Shang Dynasty was tyrannical, and his uncle Bigan repeatedly admonished him, but he suffered from it. King Wu of Zhou commended Bigan and gave his son the surname of Lin. During the Warring States period, the surname Lin was divided into xihetang and Jinan Tang. Later, a branch of Jinan Tang settled in Shanghang, Fujian Province. The ninth patriarch yanyinggong moved to Dongshi, and the 16th texiugong built Fengtai Tang. According to the clan introduction and genealogical records, the father of texiugong, fengyuangong, was honest and honest in Jiangxi Province in his early years. Once a gang of bandits lived in a shop with gold and silver, which was suppressed by the officers and soldiers, and got a lot of unexpected wealth. He built houses at home for texiu, the eldest son of yinliang, and donated officials to Dexiu, the second son of yinliang. Since then, Sichuan has been reproducing for generations. In 1803, Fengtai hall was built.

The design and construction of Weilong house are scientific, practical and ornamental, showing the outstanding talent and superb skills of Hakka ancestors. Weilongwu, together with Beijing courtyard, Shaanxi cave, Guangxi bar style and Yunnan yikeyin, is known as China's five characteristic residential buildings by Chinese and foreign architectural circles. In 1994, at the world guest Association held in Meizhou, the "Fengtai hall" was imported into the information of the association with its unique ancient charm and vigorous spirit, and displayed in the world in the form of cover.

economic construction

The town has 22900 mu of cultivated land throughout the year. Among them, the paddy field area is 15700 mu, and the washing area is 72600 mu. There are 73900 mu of cultivated land on slopes above 25 degrees. It is suitable for planting all kinds of fruit and timber in South China.

The proportion of economic and grain crops was coordinated throughout the year. The ratio of grain to economy is 6:4, which not only ensures grain production, but also enriches farmers' income. The average annual economic crop area is 18000 mu. Among them, peanuts are the most prominent, with a total output of 1500 tons.

The whole town has a large area of fruit tea, high yield and high quality. By the end of 2003, the area of fruit tea in the town reached 8600 mu, and the total output of fruit tea reached 7000 tons. Among them, danggan, Guodu tea, Meizhou Jinyou and Sanhua Li are more famous. The annual output of danggan is more than 1000 mu, with a yield of 430 tons. The area of Guodu tea is more than 1500 mu, with an annual output of 40 tons of green tea. Guodu tea is one of the "eight famous teas" in Meizhou. Plum cultivation is more than 1800 mu, with a total output of 1350 tons.

Characteristic products

Changwo pomelo: "Changwo pomelo" is actually Meizhou golden pomelo, but because of its unique flavor, it is called "Changwo pomelo". Its variety is Meizhou golden pomelo, and "Changwo" is a place name. It is located in biankengzi area, Taiyang village, Dongshi Town, at the foot of Tieshanzhang peak. The mountain is backed by the peak and faces south. There is water source irrigation of Guodu reservoir

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